Subject: Re: [lojban] Dumb answers to good questions

From: John Cowan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:50:39 -0400 (EDT)

Bob LeChevalier (lojbab) scripsit:

> OK, then bi'u/bi'unai is indeed the focus marker, since it marks the piece 
> of key information as being either new or old information. Just marking it 
> says that it is key, of course.

I don't think so: consider "It was George who hit the (bi'u) man."

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